The Old Forge, Chapel Road, Boughton, King's Lynn, PE33 9AG
About The Old Forge
The Old Forge is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE33 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Change of use of domestic garage into a self-contained residential annexe
Annex- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01030/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Forge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE33 9AG: £189,950 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in PE33 9AG
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Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Jun 2019
£174,5003 Chapel Road, Boughton, King's Lynn, PE33 9AG
Sold Jun 2016
£210,000Rose Cottage, Chapel Road, Boughton, King's Lynn, PE33 9AG
Sold Feb 2016
£150,0004 Chapel Road, Boughton, King's Lynn, PE33 9AG
Sold Sept 2010
£138,000
Versus other Chapel Road homes
On floor area, The Old Forge stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.2 km
All Saints Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







